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Strategic Leadership in Research Training Programme

University Of Edinburgh

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

20 Jul 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

02 Apr 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice
Planning

28 Jan 2026 at 00:00

OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Edinburgh appointed a supplier for a Strategic Leadership in Research Training Programme. The service involves co-designing, delivering and monitoring leadership development for experienced mid-career researchers with the potential to become prominent research leaders. It develops research leadership skills and behaviours applicable in internal and external research environments. The programme runs once a year for each cohort, with up to 24 participants, using a combination of in-person and virtual events. Cohorts may be open or targeted. This is a professional training and leadership development service for a higher education institution, delivered for the University of Edinburgh in Edinburgh and the surrounding UKM75 area. The requirement is classified under CPV 80500000, covering education and training services.

This procurement has been awarded following an open procedure. The University of Edinburgh selected MY Consultants Ltd for the single lot, and the contract is active. The contract was signed on 24 June 2026. The contract value is £175,604; the tender and lot value was £183,333.34 including a 10% contingency for additional associated services. The contract period is 1,440 days, with the anticipated initial period running from August 2026 to July 2028 and options for two further 12-month extensions, potentially to July 2030. Bids closed on 4 May 2026 at 12:00 and were opened then. Evaluation was weighted 80% quality and 20% price. Eighteen electronic bids were received, all from SMEs.

This award demonstrates recurring demand from the University of Edinburgh for specialist research leadership development delivered at cohort scale. A credible future supplier would need to design and run structured programmes for experienced mid-career researchers, support progression into research leadership, and monitor outcomes across successive annual cohorts. Capability to combine face-to-face and virtual delivery, and to tailor provision for both open and targeted groups, would be relevant. The requirement favours organisations able to demonstrate directly relevant experience in delivering comparable training services. Financial capacity includes a general annual turnover of at least £100,000 over the last three years, subject to the stated treatment for newer businesses. Required insurance levels are £5 million employers’ liability, £2 million public liability and £1 million professional indemnity. Subcontracting arrangements must be declared.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Strategic Leadership in Research Training Programme

Notice Description

The University of Edinburgh (UoE) appointed a Supplier to co-design, deliver, and monitor elements of its Strategic Leadership in Research Training Programme over the next 4 years.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The University of Edinburgh offers a Strategic Leadership in Research Training Programme which provides a framework to develop core research leadership skills and behaviours to progress experienced mid-career researchers into prominent future research leaders. The programme is suited to experienced mid-career researchers who demonstrate the potential and motivation to develop into a research leader role and is designed to advance research leadership skills that are applicable to both internal and external research environments. The programme is conducted once per annum over a period of 6 months per cohort. Each cohort has up to 24 participants and the programme comprises of various elements, which we anticipate will be conducted as a combination of in-person and virtual events. The frequency will be 1 iteration of programme per annum for 4 years, running alternately for either open or targeted cohorts.. The contract value in this Contract Award Notice is based on the tendered price plus an additional 10% contingency for if and when additional associated services are required.

Renewal: The anticipated contract period for this tender is August 2026 to July 2028. As detailed in the ITT, the University has the option to extend this contract by two periods of 12 months each, potentially taking the contract through to July 2030.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000821645
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL560531
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

80511000 - Staff training services

80521000 - Training programme services

80530000 - Vocational training services

80570000 - Personal development training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£183,333 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£183,333 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£175,604 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 May 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
13 Apr 2026Expired
Award Date
24 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Spring 2030

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
University Of Edinburgh
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH1 1HT
Postcode Area
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM75 City of Edinburgh
Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MY Consultants Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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